MSc European Forestry

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MSc European Forestry

• studying one year abroad
• Ernst van der Maaten
• The Netherlands

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MSc European Forestry (EF)

• EF is a 2-year double-degree MSc-programme
• EF is focusing on international dimensions of
  sustainable forest management
• EF is supported by the European Union with
  Erasmus Mundus Scholarships
• EF is co-organized by a consortium

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EF Partner Universities

• University of Joensuu, Finland
• University of Natural Resources and Applied Life
  Sciences Vienna (BOKU), Austria
• University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
• Albert-Ludwig University of Freiburg, Germany
• Wageningen University, The Netherlands
• University of Lleida (UdL), Spain

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EF 1st year Programme

• Introductory Course Garpenberg, Sweden
• Applied Period Freiburg Joh.Kreuz, Germany
• Seminar Period and Elective Courses
  Joensuu, Finland
• European Field Course Spain, France, Germany
  and the Netherlands
• Mountain Forestry Course Austria

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EF 2nd year Programme

• Students choose a EF Partner university for
• Elective Courses
• Master Thesis
• Physiological responses of individual tree
  species (10 different spp.) to Climate
  change
• For more information about MSc EF, visit
• gtgt http//gis.joensuu.fi/mscef ltlt

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EF Learning Experiences

• See European forests and understand and evaluate
  the different approaches to forest management
• Build networks with experts and institutions
• Get acquainted with different cultures
• Develop myself personally

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EF Reflection

• MSc EF a very attractive programme!!
• Spearhead for the future
• Increase the popularity of this MSc-programme
  among European students

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Questions?
Koli National Park, Finland

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Thank you!

• Ernst van der Maaten
• MSc European Forestry-student 2006-2008
• MSc Forest- and Nature Conservation-student
  2006-2008
• Wageningen University, the Netherlands
• E-mail Ernst.vanderMaaten_at_wur.nl
• Website MSc European Forestry
• http//gis.joensuu.fi/mscef